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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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